Fast-paced footage captured the daredevil Australian as he raced through the forest and into the sea where he skimmed the water on his specially adapted vehicle.

Man surfs wave on dirt bike

The 34-year-old, nicknamed Maddo, said this stunt is the first where he felt he was going to be killed.

Surfing a monster Tahitian wave in Teahupoo, Papara, took two years of training and planning.

He told Surfer magazine : "When the wave broke right behind me, I honestly thought that might be the end of my life.

Man surfs wave on dirt bike

"I've never felt like I was in the wrong place at the wrong time more than I did right there. It was a near-death experience."

The action man, who is also a keen surfer, posted his latest antics on YouTube and the 3 minute 58 second clip entitled Robbie Maddison's Pipe Dream, has already been viewed more than two million times.

Maddison became famous for stunts including jumping his bike over a football field and backflipping over Tower Bridge in London.

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The venue he picked is to be the location of the World Surf League contest later this month.